AICPA survey highlights CPAs' tech expertise

Many CPAs are recognizing the role they can play in helping clients adopt technology, with 40% of CPAs saying they are catalysts for innovation, according to a recent survey by the AICPA. Of the firms surveyed, 11% are operating in the cloud. "It's now possible for small- and medium-sized businesses to tap powerful technologies that make them more productive and offer faster, better insight into financial decision-making," says Erik Asgeirsson, president and CEO of CPA2Biz.